Constructive emotions? Patriotism as a predictor of civic activity in Poland

Author: R. Marz�cki
radoslaw.marzecki@up.krakow.pl

This dataset is being made public both to act as supplementary data for publication submitted to the "Italian Political Science Review / Rivista Italiana di Scienza Politica".

The file contains coded opinions of respondents from research on the sense of patriotism in Poland. Data were collected during a survey which was carried out on a sample of Polish students.


Description of the data in this dataset:

Variable	Question in the questionnaire						Measurement method

z_1		Do you feel proud of being Polish?					Scale: definitely yes, somewhat yes, somewhat not, definitely not, hard to say

z_2		To what extent do you feel proud of being Polish 			6 items; 1-5 scale 
		in the following situations? �1� means �I do not feel 
		proud at all� and �5� � �I feel very proud�.

z_13		What are your associations with the notion of �PATRIOTISM�?		Scale: definitely positive, somewhat positive, somewhat negative, definitely negative, hard to say 											negative, hard to say


z_17		Do you consider yourself a patriot?					Scale: definitely yes, somewhat yes, somewhat not, definitely not, hard to say

z_22		Which of the following forms of activity is an expression of 		13 items; 1-5 scale
		a patriotic attitude? Please rate on a scale where �1� means 
		�It completely does not express patriotism� and �5� means: 
		�It fully expresses patriotism�.

z_23		Some try to define the concept of patriotism as �love for the 		Scale: definitely yes, somewhat yes, somewhat not, definitely not, hard to say
		homeland�. Do you love Poland?	

z_24		Do you feel proud when you see a Polish flag in a public place?		Scale: definitely yes, somewhat yes, somewhat not, definitely not, hard to say

z_63		Have you been engaged in local community activities (district, 		Yes/No
		municipality, village, parish, the nearest neighbourhood) over the 
		last year?

z_69		Have you been engaged in activity of student organisations over 	Yes/No
		the last year?
